AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts $322b MRO market in the North/Latin America in 2024-2033, including $136b for engine maintenance. CFMI engines will account for 35% of total market, followed by GE (33%) and Pratt & Whitney (11%).
AIRBUS was selected by Air Canada to upgrade A320 cockpit/avionics with THALES equipment that includes enhanced electronic instrument system (EEIS2) and HUD; it is also adding SBAS (SLS), FMS (FLS), and GBAS (GLS) landing systems.
Quality standdowns that began within Boeing Commercial Airplanes are also extending across the OEM’s Global Services segment, a senior company executive said.
C&L AEROSPACE has acquired extensive Saab 340B parts inventory from Japan Air Commuter (JAC) and Hokkaido Air System, consisting of >4,500 rotable and consumable parts that were used to support 13 aircraft.
LUFTHANSA TECHNIK has 5-yearFrontier Airlines contract to provide A320 base maintenance out of Puerto Rico (two lines; approximately 300 events) ; deal includes use of digital aircraft diagnostic services through the AVIATAR platform.
EMBRAER has Horizon Air contract to provide its Embraer Collaborative Inventory Planning (ECIP) expendables spare parts inventory management program (reduces operational costs by optimizing inventory levels) for up to 50 E175s.
VAS AERO SERVICES extended engine material/asset supply program with SR Technics for PW4000-100", including program coordination, lease pool, disassembly (supported by ex-AA A330s), parts positioning and repair management.
AFI KLM E&M has 10-year Hawaiian Airlines contract to provide component support, including repair/pooling support for 12 787-9s; deal includes use of PROGNOS predictive maintenance solution to enhance operational efficiency and reliability.
CFM INTERNATIONAL announced it has expanded and upgraded its engine health monitoring capabilities for LEAP using multiple sensors at takeoff, climb and cruise via probabilistic diagnostic and prognostic machine learning tools.
A panel at Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas revealed strong opinions on those who promulgate pushback of diversity, equity, and inclusion in aviation hiring
By moving to three shifts for nonstop operations, Israeli maintainers have allowed Israeli Air Force to continue flying F-35Is at a rate of 35-39 jets a day.
SR Technics signed a five-year extension with VAS Aero Services at Aviation Week Network’s MRO Americas for Pratt & Whitney PW4000-100-in. engine maintenance.
The outlook for mergers and acquisitions in the aerospace and defense aftermarket is improving following a relatively muted 2023, analysts say at MRO Americas.
